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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
New England Slammer
8-4 237.74
251.08
 
VS
proj
PKSRAIDERS
227.59 3-9
221.92

Despite top scorer the Ravens defense, PKSRAIDERS fall to New England Slammer, 237.74-227.59

PKSRAIDERS had the highest scorer in the matchup with DEF the Baltimore Ravens defense accumulating 35 points, the fourth-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome New England Slammer, who secured a 237.74-227.59 victory. New England Slammer never trailed in this one after taking a 25.69-point lead on Thursday behind Drew Brees (29.44 points) and Julio Jones (28.05). The Baltimore Ravens defense (17 Pts Allowed, 249 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and Eli Apple (10 Tackles) led the charge for PKSRAIDERS in the loss. This marks the second time this season New England Slammer have gotten the best of PKSRAIDERS, after winning 238.64-194.55 in their last matchup. New England Slammer (8-4) will look to earn another W against White Walkers, while PKSRAIDERS (3-9) will attempt to right the ship against The Expendables.

Matchup Timeline

  New England Slammer   PKSRAIDERS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 7 tackles and recording a sack against the Bears, Quin put up 17 points this week. His scoring output was 77.6% more than his 9.57-point projection and was much higher than his 9-point season scoring average. Quin ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Rams next week.
Glover Quin

Top Player Comparison

New England Slammer
Points
% of total points 237.74
1
Drew Brees
QB
29.44
27.92
12.4%
2
Julio Jones
WR
28.05
21.18
11.8%
3
The Los Angeles Chargers defense
DEF
25
29.09
10.5%
4
Zach Ertz
TE
22.1
17.5
9.3%
PKSRAIDERS
Points
% of total points 227.59
1
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
35
28.51
15.4%
2
Eli Apple
CB
24
16.14
10.5%
3
Calvin Ridley
WR
21.3
11.5
9.4%
4
Demaryius Thomas
WR
19.8
10.42
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Thursday, but after all the points were tallied, New England Slammer boasted a 90.99-65.30 lead. For New England Slammer, Drew Brees had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass. Calvin Ridley made the highlight reel for PKSRAIDERS with a 50-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Dalvin Cook had a 26-yard touchdown catch for PKSRAIDERS, who trailed 225.34-207.79 after the primetime game.

Points By Position

  New England Slammer   PKSRAIDERS

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. New England Slammer are doing a better job of that, averaging 233.64 versus PKSRAIDERS's 202.19.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. New England Slammer (8-4) have a better record than PKSRAIDERS (3-9).
New England Slammer see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than PKSRAIDERS (0).
New England Slammer should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than PKSRAIDERS (7 vs 4).
New England Slammer have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than PKSRAIDERS (87 vs 70).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of PKSRAIDERS - they’ve made more transactions (1) than New England Slammer (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, New England Slammer have outscored PKSRAIDERS at QB, RB, WR, TE, and K this season.
New England Slammer has a higher average scoring margin (9) than PKSRAIDERS this season (-39).
Time to rest the starters for New England Slammer. They've clinched a playoff spot while PKSRAIDERS are currently on the outside looking in.
Don't worry PKSRAIDERS, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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